Neptunia Riders VS Dogoos/Story/Area 4

Plot[]

Neptune Arena[]

The Goddesses arrive at the Game Arena, where they first see Older Neptune with a bunch of Dogoos. After attacking the first one for experience points, she is encountered by the Goddesses, with Uzume asking where she was. Older Neptune responds by stating that she's been here the whole time, and is told by Uzume that they've been separated and all but her were unhinged by the Dogoos. Neptune notices that her older self doesn't seem delusional, and attempts to ask her if she remembers anything, but is interrupted by the latter, and challenges them. She then summons the Duobear of Despair to play with them.

The Death Game is Over[]

The Duobear of Despair is defeated by the Goddesses. With Older Neptune upset that her ally lost, she implies that she hasn't lost yet, and that this the first round of a three-round match. While being confident on the second round, she hops on her motorcycle and takes a head start. Vert then suggests they should hurry after her, and that she knows something. Neptune is in shock that her big self could possibly be the mastermind behind all this, but is told by Noire that it's just a speculation. Neptune then states if she's the brains of the operation, there might be a reason for it, and they should hear her out. The Goddesses begin chasing after her for information.

The Dark Hunter[]

Older Neptune is surrounded by the Goddesses once again. Uzume tells her to stop fooling around, with Neptune telling her to spill out some information. Older Neptune then summons Dogoo Man Shadow to another challenge.

Failed Hunt[]

Dogoo Man Shadow is defeated in the second round. Uzume is happy that her team has won the second round, but Older Neptune reminds them this is a three-round match, and the final winner takes it all. Blanc questions about the whole point of the previous rounds, and is told by Older Neptune that those were just to spice things up before the final round, and leaves.

The Third Challenge[]

The Goddesses lose sight of the older Neptune again. They then hear the latter's voice, with Neptune asking where she is, and Vert demanding her to show herself. Noire sees her standing nearby, and Uzume comes up to her. As Older Neptune is about to begin the final round, Uzume decides to raise the stakes and make it a serious match.

Known Facts[]

Older Neptune is finally defeated, making the Goddesses the true winners. She is first asked by Uzume why she wasn't in a Dogoo-loving state when she first arrived. She doesn't understand the term, but answers with her not changing when she came to the Dogoo world. She is then asked by Vert if this is a separate dimension, or somewhere within their original dimension. Confused about her question, she then lets Uzume answer for her, but doesn't know either. Older Neptune reminds her that this is part of a dive-type game she has developed, with everyone in shock. She continues by stating that Uzume got everyone to play in the beta test, and that Umio never participated, with Uzume's memories all coming back to her. Uzume mentions that she doesn't remember setting up the game to have so many Dogoos appear, with Older Neptune claiming that she didn't mess with the game, and only defeated some Dogoos to make them her underlings. As they attempt to log out, Older Neptune tells Uzume to wrap it up with her admin privileges, but doesn't remember how to do any of those. The latter asks her if she as any authority, and is told that she was just helping out, making it a hard way to get out of the game. Neptune later mentions about a feature Uzume doesn't remember programming into the game, such as making everyone's memory reset upon entering the game world, leaving no admins and making everyone love Dogoos. As the latter doesn't believe this whole claim, she then becomes in shock that she was the true mastermind behind all this mess, and suggests to the group they should focus on getting back to the real world. Uzume also mentions the game having five areas and if they conquer the last one, they should be able to clear it, and return to the real world. The group then proceeds to the final area.

Meanwhile, the mysterious group is seen once again and are notified about Older Neptune joining Uzume's party. They also notice it wasn't that their love for Dogoos went rogue, but that it was erased. The leader tells them to not panic yet, and they should still check it out. One of the Dogoos decide to go ahead and make contact, and if their love is truly been forgotten, he'll take everyone and run.

Neptunia Riders VS Dogoos/Story/Area 4

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